Stealing the sword : limiting terrorist use of advanced conventional weapons / / James Bonomo ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvii, 126 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 363.325/16
• Soggetto topico: Weapons systems; Arms control; Terrorism - Prevention; Terrorism - United States - Prevention
• Altri autori: BonomoJames
• Note generali: "MG-510"--Back cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-126).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Study Approach; Chapter Two - What Types of Advanced Military Weapons Could Become Available to Terrorists?; Advanced Small Arms; Mortar Systems; Sniper Systems; Antitank Guided Weapons; Man-Portable Antiarmor Weapons; Limpet Mines; Advanced Land Mines; Night Vision; Chapter Three - What Advanced Conventional Weapons Are Potentially Most Useful and Attractive to Terrorists?; Game-Changing Weapons; Terrorist Scenarios Involving Advanced Conventional Weapons ; Comparing the Most Threatening Advanced Conventional Weapons Chapter Four - What Opportunities Exist for Controlling Weapons of Particular Concern?; Types of Use Controls; A Conceptual Design of a Use Control System; Combining Policy, Procedures, and Technical Solutions; Chapter Five - How Might Use Controls Deter Terrorist Organizations?; The Benefits, Costs, and Risks of Adopting Advanced Conventional Weapons; Potential Impacts of Weapon Control Measures; Conclusions; Chapter Six - Observations and Implications; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Part of a series examining the technology competition between security organizations and terrorist organizations, this report focuses on understanding how terrorist groups make technology choices and consequently how the United States can discourage their adoption of advanced conventional weapons. Five types of advanced conventional weapons are identified that could provide terrorists with a new and qualitatively different weapon capability: sniper rifles, squad-level weapons, antitank missiles, large limpet mines, and mortar systems. Two key methods of limiting the threat from these systems
• Titolo autorizzato: Stealing the sword
• ISBN: 1-281-18126-9; 9786611181260; 0-8330-4287-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220106203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II